Fans of the Blizzard’s widely popular Hack And Slash game Diablo 3 are about to get some big gaming news this week. The months of wait has finally come to an end. The game’s much-awaited Rise of the Necromancer DLC has finally got its official Release Date. Blizzard has made the big announcement this week.
The action-packed "Diablo 3" will finally receive some significant new content with the upcoming release of the Rise of the Necromancer DLC pack. Blizzard has finally ended the long months of rumors and speculations about the Necromancer DLC release date.
It’s now announced the official release date and will hit on all supported gaming platforms on June 27 for $14.99.
First announced in November 2016, the much-talked Necromancer DLC has been much-anticipated release for the aging Blizzard’s hack and slash game. The upcoming DLC is expected to bring lots of new features on board, including new classes, greater gifts, and seasonal contents.
The Rise if the Necromancer DLC
According to GameRant, the Rise of the Necromancer DLC will add the much-awaited Necromancer class, which said to be based on the previous Blizzard’s entry, Diablo 2. Like any other character, the DLC pack can be played in both the Adventure mode and the campaign mode. The DLC pack also includes a number of less significant components, which include a set of cosmetics wings, a non-combat pet, banner customization, portrait frame, and pennant.
In addition to the new features, “Diablo 3” fans will also get two more additional characters slots and stab tabs, but the latter is only available to “Diablo” PC players.Blizzard also said that the newly announced Necromancer DLC is of parity with the other classes. This new DLC content is supposed to contain a new selection of unique skills born of blood, bone, and poison akin to the one that Blizzard brought in on “Diablo 2.” It will also feature the same amount of story dialogue as other classes within the campaign, Blizzard announced.
What to expect from the new DLC pack
Blizzard is reportedly bringing tons of digital goodies for “Diablo 3” fans. In line with the big announcement, Blizzard has released a new Necromancer Sizzle Reel trailer that detailed and showed the sort of item and features included in the upcoming Necromancer DLC pack.
The following are the complete lists of what to expect from the next DLC pack:
- Wings of the Crypt Guardian
- Two Stash Tabs
- Banner and Sigil
- Half-Formed Golem Pet
- Flayed Skin Pennant
- Portrait Frame
- 2 More Character Slots
Finally, Blizzard said that all of the new pieces of stuff could be accessed once the Rise of the Necromancer DLC pack goes live next week June 27.
Fans of the Diablo 3 can also check the Blizzard's Battle.net website, where they can get a more detailed info about the DLC release date schedule and also the DLC pricing.
On “Diablo 3” PC players, the update version will start at 10 AM Pacific Time or 1 PM Eastern Time for North America players, while 11 PM CEST for European players. On the other hand, on PS4 and Xbox One players, the update will start at exactly 8 AM Pacific Timer or 11 AM Eastern Time (5 PM CEST).
Fortunately, Blizzard has also made some good options for other less-fortunate Diablo players. For those Diablo 3 players that haven’t able to purchase the new pack, they can still get those new contents with the game’s 2.6.0 update next week if they already own the “Reaper of Souls DLC expansion.
The “Realms of Fate,” “Challenge Rifts,” “Shrouded Moors” and the “Temple of the Firstborn zones,” all are said to be free as part of the upcoming game patch.Developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, “Diablo 3” is currently available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, “Diablo 3” is currently available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
